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Director of Nursing, Surgery

Job Description

Strength Through
Diversity

Ground breaking
science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal.

Director of Nursing,
#2331356

The Director of Nursing is responsible for the
overall strategic planning for all clinical programs to ensure implementation
of the mission, philosophy, patient care standards and nursing informatics to
support quality nursing practice. S/he is accountable for the budget planning
and resources to enhance the quality of patient care, personnel and resource
management, and in collaboration with senior nursing leadership, the annual
goals, objectives and fiscal targets.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Patient Experience

Leads nursing practice using the tenets of the
Professional Practice Model of Relationship Centered Care and the Care Delivery
Model of Modified Primary Nursing for the promotion of the patient experience

Demonstrates proficiency in all aspects of
Purposeful Hourly Rounding (PHR) and role models expected behaviors

Ensures the integration of PHR into clinical
activities to enhance Relationship Centered Care

Confirms that staff members round hourly on all
patients by review of rounding validation data and observation of unit rounding

Synthesizes quantitative and qualitative feedback
regarding the patient experience and staff engagement to Associate Directors,
Clinical Nurse Managers, staff and the Interdisciplinary Patient Care Team that
leads to the development and implementation of an action plan

Follows up on all patient concerns in a timely
manner, provides service recovery as needed and escalates patient concerns as
appropriate

Coaches/mentors Associate Directors and Clinical
Nurse Managers in the escalation of potential safety hazards and validation of
compliance with hospital and departmental ensure and procedures and regulatory
agency standards

Fosters a professional practice environment
through facilitation of collegial

Operations and Administration

Supports the implementation of the mission,
vision, goals and objectives of the department, throughout the clinical service
and individual patient care units

Provides administrative oversight to a service
line, department or group of units to ensure that all activity (staffing,
support services, inter disciplinary collaboration, resources and financial
viability) supports the goals of the organization

Works collaboratively with Associate Director/
Clinical Nurse Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager, physician dyads and all members
of the healthcare team to develop a cohesive unit leadership group

Maintains service line compliance with all
regulatory agency mandates, including the regulations of NYS DOH and The Joint
Commission

Oversees the development and implementation of
several unit or service line budgets, including capital equipment allocation,
budget variances, management of OT and vacancies according to MSHS financial
goals

Oversees control of positions and the recruitment
and retention of qualified staff

Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the
management of information

Serves as chairperson/member in hospital wide committees
to represent nursing

Serves in the position of Administrator on Call
(AOC) as assigned

Professional Development

Evaluates and directs the environment of care to
support clinical colleagues, patients and their families and members of the
health care team

Advances clinical competence in nursing practice
and leadership to progress from competent to expert

Develops and leads an environment that cultivates
a professional image of nursing to colleagues, communication standards include
styles and methods that demonstrate caring, respect, empathy and trust

Recommends and supports standards that ensure
that ethical principles are incorporated into decision making for patient and
family in collaboration with the clinical nursing staff and the health care
team

Encourages and facilitates a spirit of
scholarship, inquiry, life-long learning and innovation for self and others

Oversees and supports staff in shared decision
making through facilitating specialty practice councils, and as a chairperson/
member of nursing department committees, and unit initiatives

Acquires and disseminates knowledge and skills
relative to the role, patient population, clinical specialty and global or
local health community needs

Serves as a professional role model and preceptor for new
leadership, staff and students

Establishes and implements a system that supports
best practice patient care decisions, safe and efficient patient throughput and
access to resources for the unit/clinical service area

Incorporates the values of research and evidenced
based practice and its application to the environment of care

Contributes to the profession of nursing through
leadership and participation in professional organizations

General Skills and Competencies

Must have relevant clinical experience in area of
nursing practice assigned

Evidence of ability to maintain and promote interpersonal
relationships, communicate appropriately to others, and work effectively and
efficiently to solve problems

Demonstrates the ability to work in a team
displaying effective communication and critical thinking

Ability to read, write, understand and speak
English in a clear and concise manner
Visual, physical, auditory and cognitive ability to assess
patient status

Physical and mental health necessary to care for
acutely ill patients with a broad variety of diagnoses and behaviors on a daily
basis

Ability to walk, stand, lift, stoop, push and
respond quickly in a variety of situations and for an extended period of time

Experience: 7+ years minimum demonstrated
clinical and administrative expertise in area of nursing practice assigned

Licenses: RN

Strength
Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai
Health System believes that diversity and inclusion is a driver for excellence.
We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as
diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and
lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled
record of achievement, education and advancement as we revolutionize healthcare
delivery together.

We work hard to
recruit and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work
environment where you have the opportunity and support to develop
professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title
or expertise, have an impact on quality patient care.

Explore more
about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our
story!

Who We
Are

Over 38,000
employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide
compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine
through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse
communities we serve.

Formed in
September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount
Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai
St. Luke’s, and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

The Mount Sinai
Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We promote recognition and
respect for individual and cultural differences, and we work to make our
employees feel valued and appreciated, whatever their race, gender, background,
or sexual orientation.

EOE
Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans

Contact Us

150 East 42nd Street4th FloorNew York, NY 10017

P: 646-605-4600

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